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Chevrolet will show an updated version of its Cruze compact car at the New York International Auto Show on Tuesday.

The 2015 Cruze will be among three new vehicles that General Motors will reveal this week at the Jacob Javits Convention Center on Manhattan’s west side. GM also will unveil a special edition of the Corvette and a small crossover for Chevrolet.

The Cruze, which replaced the troubled Cobalt in 2010, has sold fairly well and last month was one of the 10 best-selling cars in the U.S.

Cruze is also Chevrolet’s best-selling car around the world, with sales of more than 2.5 million since its launch in mid-2010.

According to GM, the new exterior styling cues for the Cruze are inspired by the Impala fullsize sedan launched last year and the restyled 2014 Malibu.

The facelift for 2015 Cruze refreshes the appearance for LS, LT, RS and LTZ models. The front end has a dual-port fascia similar to the Impala and Malibu.

The interior of the Cruze also has been updated with additional standard features such as a 7-inch-diagonal color touch screen, additional USB ports and a built in Wi-Fi hotspot.

“We’ve simply made a great, versatile car even better,” Steve Majoros, Chevrolet’s director of passenger car and crossover marketing, said in a statement. “Along with Spark, Spark EV, Sonic and Volt, Chevy’s lineup of efficient, technologically advanced small cars is one of the industry’s most compelling.”